Poultry coop



Sept.. 25 i923. 354689815 C. E. JACKSON POULTRY C OOP Filed Feb. 7, 192s Patented Sept.Y Z5, 1923.

CHESTER n. JACKSON, onor/113, informeert` 1 roUL'TRY ooo?.

Application mea February 7, 192e. Yserian iniciarse).V v

at Ovid, in'` the county of Clintonand State Y of Michigan, have invented a new and use-v ful Poultry Coop, of which the followingf is a specification. y f

This invention relates to poultry coops, and more particularly to coops for confining poultry during theincubating'.- period to break them from sitting.

The object of the invention vis tor provide a coop of this character so constructed that the incubating heat of the fowl will'beV cooled in acomparatively short'time, and which is thoroughly sanitary and comfort-Y able. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide a coop of this character with a combined closure and partition'wso constructed that when the partition is removed, the closure will be opened and vice versa. y

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description' proceeds, the invention resides'in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be-made within the scope of what isV claimed without departing from the spirit of the in-V Vvention.

ln the accompanying drawing Y Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a coop constructed in accordancerwith this invention with two of the combined partitionsof the closures arranged in .open position, and

Fig. 2 is a transverse section `with the covers in closed position.

In the. embodiment illustrated, the coop constituting this invention comprises a skeleton or open framel consisting of a rectangular bottom member 2 covered by wire mesh 3 which is reinforced by cross braces and 5 extending in planes at right angles to each other and attached respectively to the end and side member-sof the frame.

T he top member is spaced a suitable dis'- Y merge at their lower ends into legs 8 for supporting 'the coop abovev theground so' asfto: permit a free circulation of air there.-

under Vand permi'tfit topassrfup throughv the wire mesh 3 intothe coop. Y The top/ member 6 is'also rectangularfin form.

Theside and end walls of Ythis coop are formed by a plurality of: laterally spaced upright wire rods9, any desired numberoff' f which Amay bevemployed arranged sutlicientfv 1 ly closeto prevent the .conned fowl Vfrom I squeezing vout. Reinforcin'g longitudinally disposed rods `10 are arranged'midway*the* heightof. these -rods and secured attheir Il 'l ends tothe corner posts. Y Y Y v j The coop hereink shown is Vdivided into` four compartments or chambers, althoughl obviously, any desired number may be employed according to thesize of the coop and the compartments to be formed.l The jpartitions for the compartments areyformed as aportion of the closure for` said compart-Y ment 20, each of which comprises a substant-ially ,L-shaped member 11 composed ofa plurality of spaced rods 12- connected at at their ends by rods 14: fand 15, the rod 15 being' mounted longitudinally in theltop member 6 of the frame and the Vrods 12 having eyes at their ends hingedly engaged with Y Y I said rodY so that when the'rme'mber 11 is swungV intoV osition shown in Fi 1 the n, g a

frontiV portion 16 thereof'will Vbe r raised to open the compartmentQO in connection with their bends by alongitudinal rod 13 and r Y* ment 30 which is arranged -adj acent to' compartment Q() is hingedly connected tov theV side member of. theV top frame portion 6, said .member '17 being composed of con: nected wires similar tothe member 11, ,the

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free ends of said wires being connected by across wire 18.Y The portions of the wires 19 which are connected with the wires 18 eX'-V tend in a plane at right angles to thoserl9, and form when the member 17 is in lowered position, a partition separatingl theY com` partments 2O and 30 from each other.

It will thus be seen that the combined closures and'p-artitions `for thevarious compartments when Vopened will either bring communication with each other and permit 'two ofthe.V adjacent compartments; into g A f Lasagne fowl which isV confined to break it from sitting has its incubating heat quickly 'cooled7 say in fortyheight hours, which is a comparatively shorttime. v

Various changes in the form, shape, proportion and otherA minor details ofV construction may be made Without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the.

advantages or" the claimed invention.

l claim:-- i. A kcoop of the class described comprising a skeleton frame having foraminous sides, top and bottoni, and a member hinged in one Wall and` adapted to form Asimultaneously a combined closure and partition.V Y 2. A coop of the class described comprising a housinghaving an opening, and aY member hingedly mounted to swing into the housing and to simultaneously form a closure for said opening and a partition in the.

housing.

l3. A coop of the class described comprising a housing having an opening, and a righu angular member hingedly connected at one end in'position to cause its other end to swing' into said housing and form a partition Within the housing.

4. A coopk ofthe class described comprising a skeleton frame having a foraminous covering arrangedthereoven a plurality of L-shaped members hingedly connected at one end to the top of said structure one of which is designed to extend into the frame7 and closure for the compartment formed byY said partition.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing` as my oyvinhave hereto aiixedrmy signature in the presence of tvvo Witnesses.

CHESTER E. JACKSON.

Witnesses: n

F. A. MARSHALL, R. J. BARRUS. 

